Newsletter #11

Orchestra Newsletter 11.13.08

In this newsletter:

1) Great links for those of you playing Waltzes Jan. 9
2) ORCHESTRA PARENT BOOSTER MEETING Monday Nov. 24, 6:30pm
3) Looking for that perfect little extra gift for holiday time?? (Water bottles!)
4) Good concerts for review this week
5) Dec 12 - Zoo lights for period 6
6) Schedule next week

1) For those of you playing the Waltz Night Fundraiser (all going on the Boston Trip) and all those interested in learning more about the Waltzes you'll hear and dance on Jan. 9th - please check the blog. I put up a bunch of links to videos, recordings and websites that feature waltzes... enjoy!www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com

2) YAY - A MEETING! Please come Monday evening, Nov. 24, 6:30pm to the orchestra room for an orchestra parent booster organization meeting run by president Kelly Culver. ALL ARE WELCOME. Topics of discussion include allocation of scholarship and instrument purchase funds, fundraisers for the booster group, Waltz night organization, and anything else that comes up. Contact Kelly Culver at kculver@comcast.net for more info or to add an agenda item.

3) Looking for that little extra stocking stuffer or gift to enhance another gift? Consider a $5 Titan Music water bottle - we still have 20 or so left. They'd be great with a pair of gloves and hat rolled up inside... :)

4) This weekend there are a few good concerts to consider:
Salem Chamber Orchestra Connie Fritz Memorial Concerto Competition is this Sunday at 3pm - come support band student Matt Hetwer as he competes to win this concerto competition. There are no strings at this concert, but I'll accept a review anyway - these are your peers/colleagues and it'd be great to support them. More info:
www.salemchamberorchestra.org

Oregon Symphony in Portland - Rachmaninoff Symphony #3 and Gershwin piano concerto - at the Schnitzer concert hall. More info:
www.orsymphony.org

Festival Chorale is playing the Mozart Requim (wonderful piece!!) on Sunday at 3pm. More info:
http://ticketswest.rdln.com/Artist.aspx?evt=64684

5) For those in Period 6 Orchestra - we ARE going to Portland on Friday, Dec. 12. You will miss periods 4, 6 and 8 that day, and we will not be making it home until at least 10pm. PARENTS - I CAN TAKE 4 or 5 chaperones with me on tour that day - if you are interested, please email me: silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us. More info about the trip, a signature form and itinerary, and payment info will come to you next week. Should be a blast!!

6) Next week:Advanced Symphony Tuesday and Friday - normal time
Advanced Symphony First Violins - 3:45pm Tuesday (before Symphony)
Thursday - String Ensemble
Thursday ALL CITY (all those auditioning for All City) 2:30pm - so that we can start looking at the music!!

Have a great weekend!~Daryl S.

Waltzes... and a 1, 2, 3...

Here are some links to hear/watch some of the waltzes we will be performing on January 9th for our Black and White Waltz Night Fundraiser:

Here are some youtube videos:

Andre Rieu and the Blue Danube Waltz

Andre Rieu and the Merry Widow Waltz

Watch a Vienesse Ball dance rehearsal

Andre Rieu and the Kaiserwaltz (Emperor Waltz)

Wine, Women and Song - just the music

And, some other interesting waltz sites:

Soundjunction - Blue Danube with good waltz info

Blue Danube on imeem.com

A waltz lesson tutorial (no music)

A website with a LOT of info about Viennese Waltz Balls

And, there's more to come...

Awesome...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A

Gotta love it!!

Newsletter #10 and an update on tickets for Sat

Orchestra Newsletter for 11/05/08

In this newsletter:

1) Discount tickets for Saturday night's Pops concert - respond by Friday!
2) Information about the auction from Kelly Culver
3) NOV 11 reminder (Boston trip students)
4) Schedule next week

1) More info about the Salem Pops concert: All the free tickets went fast. The Pops box office is offering West students and parents a special discount - if you respond to me by Friday around 2pm I can reserve you student tickets for $5 (apparently, there *isn't* student pricing available at the door after all) and parents are only $7.50 each - kids under 12 are still free. Please respond to this email and let me know how many tickets you want, student/adult, and bring a check made out to Music Boosters to school by Friday (or Monday is ok... as long as you realize that you're responsible for paying). Your tickets will then be waiting for you at Will Call on Saturday night. silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us

2) From Kelly Culver:

The Titan Auction is November 22, and there are 3 tickets still available at one of the Orchestra tables. Please join other Orchestra parents at this fun event. The cost per ticket is $30, which includes a very nice dinner. For a ticket, please contact Mark or Denise Lowen at lowen.4@gmail.com.

There are lots of great silent and oral auction items being donated, with some of our own noted below. We want to thank the Orchestra parents who have donated these terrific items.

- Florida Beach House (1-week stay, 4Bd, 3.5Ba, right on beach, private pool, and more; west Florida near panhandle); donated by Wendy Nielsen
- Titan Quilt (black and dark green, with subtle musical imagery and Titan logos and stitching), donated by Elizebeth and Max Harmon
- Studio Condo near Sunriver (3-night stay, studio w/ kid beds in loft, kitchen, seasonal pool), donated by Cynthia Byrnes and Jack Svadlenak
- Hand-painted Violin decorated by West art teacher Lucy Hewitt, donated by Orchestra Boosters
- 2 Hours of Music (3-4 students) for an event, donated by Advanced Orchestra Students

This is a great opportunity to get some holiday shopping done, support school groups, get a tax deduction, and have a nice evening out with lots of other Titan parents!

3) Reminder that Nov. 11 is the Boston Trip intensive - 10:30 - 3pm. Bring a drink, and $3 for pizza (or you can bring your own lunch if you don't want pizza).

4) Schedule next week...
Monday (Odd Day) - ***All Cellos in all orchestras 3:00 - 4:00***
No School Tuesday (Bostron Trip folks 10:30am - 3pm)
Wednesday (Even Day) - nothing after school
Thursday (Odd Day) - string ensemble
Friday (Even Day) - Advanced Symphony

Hope to see you Saturday...
~Daryl S.
silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Concerts this Saturday...

This is a non-newsletter... there are 2 really neat concerts to consider for Saturday night:

1) I am performing with Yvonne Hsueh (violin instructor at WOU), Ron Kilde (jazz violinist) and our very own Gwen Gates (senior at West) with the Salem Pops this Saturday at the Elsinore Theatre - 7:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students, and free for under 12. The first half of the concert will feature the pops orchestra playing movie favorites, the second half is called "Violins Through the Centuries" where we soloists will perform baroque, classical, romantic, jazz, and rock violin solos with the orchestra - I'll be playing Bach and will bring out my electric violin for a the rock tune. For more info:

http://salempopsorchestra.org/

(I have 3 free tickets... first come first serve)

2) PYP - Portland Youth Philharmonic is performing this Saturday night at 7:30pm at the Arnold Shnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. Our very own Robin Kim (senior at West) is performing in this group. For more info about what they will be playing, concert location and ticket price:

http://www.portlandyouthphil.org/concerts/index.php

Hope you're able to take this opportunity to hear some great music this weekend!
~Daryl S.

If you need to turn in wreath and pointsettia forms...

Call Sheila Muller (Spencer Muller's mom):

503-364-4760

You can arrange to drop them by her house...

Great Online Review - Chicago Symphony broadcasts

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has taped broadcasts of their concerts online - this is great for a concert review option if you'd already done your live review. Here's the website:

http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=15,1

~Ms. S